Topic: Trail Tech Vapor Computers

[Motoguy23]

I'm looking into modernizing the look of my bike a little.  I have come into some money (tax return finally came) and I've been looking at the Trail Tech Vapor computer for awhile. 

Have any of you used one on a dirt bike or any other bike or ATV?  If so do you know if it has the kind of speedo a regular bicycle has where you clamp something onto the spoke and onto the fork?

[ev0lve]

Yes
http://www.trailtech.net/media/instructions/computers/vapor/vapor_instructions.pdf

Was drooling over it but not sure I like it on the bike

[dave500]

ive got a 10 dollar bicycle one on mine,works ok and has a few functions.

[ev0lve]

Going with ye olde Sigma BC509 myself  Got it all hacked up at this point to mount in the tach.

[mrblasty]

I run one on my bike.  The tach feature doesn't work worth a #$%*.  The RPM's hop all over the place, meaning you can't set the shift points to light up. I have since unhooked the tach wire   If I had to do it all over I would buy the lesser priced version that is a speedo only.  I fashioned a metal bracket to mount my pick up cable and then drilled a deep divot in between two of the webs of my rotor for the magnet to rest in.  The magnet has stayed in place for 3.5 years without a problem, the unit itself is weather proof, mine has lived outside since I installed it.  They are tough as nails.

[Motoguy23]

The tach feature doesn't work worth a #$%*. 

That's what I've heard    Hmmm....  Looks like I have somethings to think about.  Maybe I'll just keep the gauges after all.  I don't want to sacrifice accuracy for looks, and high tech doodads.

[ev0lve]

I'm trying to replicate cornandp's awesomeness - $20, a dremel and some kind of sealant ought to do it I think  We'll see but I keep wondering why someone doesn't make a tach/speedo combo commercially lacking, you know, the ugly when I'd bet there's a market for

[Retro Rocket]

You mean like this one...

http://s3performance.com.au/acewell-2853ab-anodized-black-digital-speedo-p-39.html?osCsid=5pi67gup1cnf40v8dbt3rkggb5

Mick

[ev0lve]

You mean like this one...

http://s3performance.com.au/acewell-2853ab-anodized-black-digital-speedo-p-39.html?osCsid=5pi67gup1cnf40v8dbt3rkggb5

Mick

That Acewell is about as close as it gets but it's still kind of ugly (IMHO) and tiny. I think it's the line of indicators at the bottom or that's it's trying to do to much. Also I really dig the hybrid digital/analog of having the tach needle swinging around and at $350 plus it's better than 3/5ths what I paid for the whole bike in the first place.

So let me remand that statement: I think there's a market for a reasonably priced analog/digital hybrid that doesn't try to stuff as many functions as it can into a mini housing  

Koso's closer to my taste but they felt they had to hang the speedo off the right. If this was an all in one round piece I would gladly pony up the price of the $350 bones

No particular reason they can't do it. It's just not in style.

Hmmm, the RX2N is pretty close


http://www.kosonorthamerica.com/

Sorry to hijack your thread BTW  

[Retro Rocket]

We are hijacking but in an informative kinda way...

Those Koso look pretty good. I know what you mean though as i have been hunting for something similar for a while....

Mick

[Jinxracing]

Don't forget these guys...probably the best quality of the bunch from what I've read, but the priciest too.

http://www.motogadget.com

[Retro Rocket]

Don't forget these guys...probably the best quality of the bunch from what I've read, but the priciest too.

http://www.motogadget.com

Thanks mate......some nice stuff there, love the circuit breaker...

Mick

[ev0lve]

Don't forget these guys...probably the best quality of the bunch from what I've read, but the priciest too.

http://www.motogadget.com

That would pretty much end the search except for the $683.86 - $713.66 price tag. Not sure it's all that much nicer than hacking a bike speedo into your tach for $20 +labor unless you need oil temp etc in your gauge.

Otherwise that's PERFECT  

I have seen these before! At least this


Slick as... well, really slick

[Motoguy23]

Sorry to hijack your thread BTW  

Thats fine.  Just giving me more ideas, nothing wrong with that.  And I'm sure this thread is making others start to think about switching to more modern gauges.